Addison Hutton was born on
November 28, 1834. He grew
up in Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, southeast of
Pittsburgh. He was the son
of Joel Hutton, a
Quaker carpenter, and
Ann Mains. At an early age,
he became fond of the "solid
necessities of building" and
enjoyed working alongside
his father. Like his father,
Addison would vary between
carpeting and school. A
young man named Robert Grimacy gave him lessons in
architecture; it was then
that Addison Hutton
considered it to be a
possible direction in his
own life.

Addison studied
architecture with Samuel
Sloan, who was a leading
Philadelphia architect and
author of books on house
designs. He supervised
construction of the
Sloan-designed Longwood in
Natchez, MS until
construction was abandoned
during the Civil War. He
became Sloan's partner in
1864 and was able to bring
numerous commissions to
their office due to his
Quaker connections. By 1868,
he had established his own
office.

In November 1901, the
American Institute of
Architects denounced the
design competition for the
Pennsylvania State Capitol
at Harrisburg and strongly
urged its members not to
participate. Hutton was one
of nine architects who
submitted designs (his was
not selected), and he was
expelled from the AIA in
February 1902.

Addison Hutton died on June
26, 1916, and was buried at
Short Creek Meeting House,
Jefferson Co., Ohio